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Royal Caribbean Cruises is not responsible for the overboard death of a Nebraska man who was reportedly served the equivalent of 30 drinks, a federal jury in Miami has found. Todd and Lisa Skokan, parents of Nathaniel Skokan, along with brothers Samuel and Zachary had sought more than $75,000 in...

Maybe you’re an out-of-towner without a clue where to get dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Maybe you’re a local who’s just too worn out from house guests and holiday cheer to even begin to think about going into the kitchen and rattling those pots and pans. Or maybe you’re just a lousy...

We know how to do New Year’s Eve around here, with South Florida’s 2018 headliners including Pitbull and Migos, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, Sister Sledge and DJ Ariel Assault, new rooftop lounges and $12,000 VIP bungalows. But you know what’s already sold out? The Delray Beach Half Marathon, which...

An old warhorse is back in action at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. Christine Lee’s restaurant reopened Dec. 14 at its new location on the ground level after moving from its third-floor perch overlooking the track. “It’s good to be back,” says Mary Lee, the second-generation owner whose mother,...

When Slow Burn Theatre’s artistic director Patrick Fitzwater was picking his company’s December musical for the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater, he was well aware that the monster hit “Hamilton” would be playing the larger Au-Rene Theater next door for the second and third weeks of Slow Burn’s...

‘Hamilton,” judging from the frenzy of box-office lines and overpriced resale tickets, is going to be a big deal when it makes its South Florida premiere Dec. 18 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. The first U.S. tour of writer-lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda’s landmark...

Sports

When the autopsy is done on this Miami Dolphins season, take a close look at the trenches. That’s where the Dolphins have gotten pushed around most of the season — and every year during coach Adam Gase’s tenure no matter what moves the franchise makes in the offseason. Defensive ends Robert Quinn,...

Roger Harriott has been on every side of the recruitment process. As a player, he graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas and played at Boston University. He worked as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic, helping pitch the Owls to high school players. Since taking over as coach for the Raiders in...

Dion Waiters returned to practice Tuesday with the Miami Heat for the first time since his January ankle surgery. Coach Erik Spoelstra was quick to caution that it was not a full-contact practice, with the team declining to make Waiters available for comment until he completes such a session. "He's...

Shortly after his former defensive coordinator accepted the head coaching job at Temple, Miami Hurricanes coach Mark Richt announced he’d launched a “national search” to replace Manny Diaz. That search, ultimately, didn’t last very long and didn’t have to go far, with Richt opting to promote two...

Only one Miami Dolphins player was selected to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday. Here’s a look at who was selected, and who may have been snubbed from the 2019 Pro Bowl, which will be held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Jan. 27, 2019: Selection CB Xavien Howard Howard, a second-round pick in his...

Business

DJ Khaled is back in the housing game. A few months after dropping $21.75 million on a Miami Beach mansion, the hip-hop producer is now looking to part with his old place in the area. The waterfront home is on the market for a dollar shy of $8 million. Set in the gated community of Island Estates,...

Q: The vacant lot next door is not maintained. It is overgrown and unsightly and the pepper trees are continually growing over my fence. My biggest concern is that the owner does not repair his seawall. It has caved in, and I am very worried it will damage my seawall soon. What can I do now and...

Fort Lauderdale city commissioners are slated Tuesday to discuss more than $200,000 in incentive awards for two projects that could bring two new headquarters and jobs to the city. One project is the expansion of an undisclosed marine equipment manufacturer that would establish a U.S. headquarters...

A stalled downtown Hollywood condo project will start construction again — this time as a rental apartment with a new name. Trez Forman Capital Group has funded a $48.65 million construction loan to allow for the completion of the 15-story, 247-apartment project at 2165 Van Buren St. The project,...

Travel

Florida’s natural wonders have been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons: toxic tides, green slimes and rotting marine life. Losing paradise has long been a fear in Florida, so I recently traveled to three areas to see what’s left in a state endowed like no other with woods, wildlife...

Walt Disney World will starting selling a ticket that allows buyers to enter each of its theme parks for one day apiece. Its total price of $340 breaks down to $85 per day. The deal — dubbed the 4-Park Magic Value Ticket — will go on sale Jan. 18, and the tickets must be used by March 1. It works...

Did you know that Palm Beach County is the largest county in Florida? This portion of the Gold Coast includes 39 cities and towns and has been a resort haven since the Belle Epoque (Hello, Palm Beach anyone? Henry Flagler?). Now there are a host of new resorts planned for the region and some makeovers...

When docking near the theme park capital of the world, it’s no wonder Carnival’s new ship Mardi Gras will bring some competition with the first roller coaster at sea. Carnival Cruise Line announced the Port Canaveral-bound ship slated to arrive in 2020 will sport a roller coaster called Bolt: Ultimate...

Few positives sprout from a bout with breast cancer. The first time I lay prone at the center of the “Star Wars”-like machine that would blast me with radiation, I made a conscious decision to banish fear from my brain and focus on my travel bucket list, which had come to a standstill in the rush...

Lifestyle

Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira was charged with tax evasion on Friday by Spanish prosecutors alleging that the artist failed to pay more than $16 million in taxes between 2012 and 2014, according to the Associated Press. The charges come after a year-long investigation into the singer’s...

Everyone knows that South Florida is a traveler’s paradise with a variety of tourist experiences, tours and resorts that are so much fun even locals take part. Here’s a rundown of SoFlo destinations in Miami, Key West, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Singer Island that have recently...

Visitors to Zoo Miami may have met Franny the goat. For eight years, the domestic Saanen goat was part of the zoological park’s “Critter Connection,” where people could interact with animals. On Thursday, zoo officials euthanized what they described as “the most beloved goat to ever be part of...

Ariana Grande officially became Billboard’s “2018 Woman of the Year.” The music industry publisher presented the award to the 25-year-old Boca Raton pop singer at Thursday night’s Women in Music dinner and awards gala in New York City. “Thank you so much for coming to my Quinceañera, I appreciate...

Nation & World

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned months of strident demands for Congress to give him $5 billion for his border wall, bowing to political reality as Republicans scrambled to avoid shutting down large portions of the government this weekend. It was a stunning turnaround from one week ago,...

President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down his embattled personal charity and to give away its remaining money amid allegations that he used the foundation for his personal and political benefit, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday. Underwood said that the Donald J....

The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation's war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society. Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12...

The nation's largest grocery chain stepped into the driverless delivery market Tuesday, bringing milk, eggs and other items to a customer's home in a vehicle with nobody at the wheel. Although limited to delivering within about a mile of one Arizona supermarket owned by Kroger Co., it represents...

For a full eight minutes, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan read aloud an inventory of Michael Flynn's lies - describing his "disgust" that President Donald Trump's national security adviser sought to deceive FBI agents while "on the premises of the White House." Flynn, a retired general who is...

Opinion

“Government shutdown.” Probably no two words strike more fear in the hearts of Washington politicians. The fact that another shutdown is imminent is a sign of how dysfunctional Washington’s budgeting process really is. What was once an orderly process where timelines were largely met has morphed...

After eight years of trying, Republicans may finally have found a way to kill the Affordable Care Act. On Friday, a conservative federal judge in Texas responsible for several oddball rulings declared the entirety of Obamacare to be unconstitutional. By handing a victory to 18 Republican state...

Teachers needing guns is an idiotic proposition More guns translate to more killings. Do they really think that an armed teacher will be any match, prepared to use their gun before they are themselves killed by a prepared and ready-to-fire killer? Instead of spending more on guns, training and...

‘Tis the season of the year when people can look forward to gifts, carols, tinsel-wrapped trees, candlelight services, family togetherness and … keeling over with a coronary. That last fact was found in a bag of coal left under the tree by Swedish researchers. Their data suggest that the holiday...

Nearly 20 years after Columbine — and despite more than 40 school shootings since, including at Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech — the faculty and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were abjectly unprepared for Nikolas Cruz and his AR-15. So was the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, which...

Health

Apple Watch is now fulfilling its promise to let people take EKGs of their heart and notify them of any irregular heartbeat. Apple announced the heart features in September, but didn't make them available until Thursday. The new features have been given clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

When a child with autism can play the piano or sing a song, their brains may benefit, new research suggests. Music therapy increased connectivity in key brain networks, according to the researchers. Not only that, the sessions improved social communication skills and quality of life for the patient's...

Running, swimming, cycling and other types of endurance exercise can slow cellular aging, but strength training may not, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at how different types of exercise affected telomeres in 124 inactive, young, healthy adults. Telomeres are protective caps on the ends...

Buying drugs to treat chronic health problems such as HIV/AIDS, arthritis, hemophilia, Hepatitis C, and multiple sclerosis is becoming more expensive, thanks to a tug of war between the health insurance and prescription drug industries. Patients are caught in the middle, advocates for the HIV/AIDS...

It's an annual holiday tradition that kicks off at Thanksgiving and continues through New Year's: food guilt. Caught between the desire to enjoy holiday favorites and the fear of putting on extra pounds, people bond over the sharing of timeworn tips such as "eat before you go to a party" or "try...